Beloved restaurant chain dwindles from 850 locations to 87, but expert sees 'a lot of life left'
Kahn, a marketing professor at the University of Pennsylvania, tells Fox News Digital how positive memories of Friendly's could help revive the restaurant chain if it adapts its menu and dining experience to today's consumers. By the mid-1990s, Friendly's had grown to about 850 restaurants. Teresa Mull is a freelance writer with the Lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
- ▪Kahn, a marketing professor at the University of Pennsylvania, tells Fox News Digital how positive memories of Friendly's could help revive the restaurant chain if it adapts its menu and dining experience to today's consumers.
- ▪By the mid-1990s, Friendly's had grown to about 850 restaurants.
- ▪Teresa Mull is a freelance writer with the Lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
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Restaurants Beloved restaurant chain dwindles from 850 locations to 87, but expert sees 'a lot of life left' Nostalgia could be key to reviving brand as it adapts to changing tastes, expert says By Teresa Mull Fox News Published September 19, 2026 8:00am EDT Comments Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Friendly's brand still 'has a lot of life left' but needs to modernize, marketing expert says Barbara E. Kahn, a marketing professor at the University of Pennsylvania, tells Fox News Digital how positive memories of Friendly's could help revive the restaurant chain if it adapts its menu and dining experience to today's consumers.
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